This Day in Auto History: 11 JUNE

7.11.1905 The second Glidden Tour begins in New York City with a planned route through the New England states and returning to New York

7.11.1922 Racer Fritz Riess is born in Nuremburg, Germany

7.11.1931 Bentley Motors, Ltd. is forced into receivership with Patrick Roper Frere named to oversee the affairs of the company

7.11.1938 Thomas M. Bradley resigns as President of The Hupp Motor Car Corporation, manufacturers of the Hupmobile

7.11.1960 A unique stainless steel 1960 Ford Thunderbird is completed at the Ford Motor Company factory in Wixom, MI in collaboration with the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation and The Budd Company

Source: Automobile History Day By Day, by Douglas A. Wick

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